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Chapter 4: The Long House

Everyone was looking at the cake in Silang's hand. The third brother and his wife were panicked, Old Man Shen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and Wang stood there, pinching Sun tightly to prevent her from running away.

"Third wife! What do you mean?"

Old man Shen felt ashamed. He knew that his daughter-in-law was a cheater, but she had never caught him. Now he had just taught his fourth son a lesson, and the truth came out. How could he put his face down? Of course he was furious.

Sun immediately bowed her head and admitted her mistake. Her father-in-law still had a lot of authority in this family. If she annoyed him, he might even divorce her.

"Dad, I was wrong. I can't help it. Sanlang, Silang and Wulang are all very hungry. I feel sorry for them. Unfortunately, Wulang is so thin and small now. I am really afraid that something bad will happen to him. Then I will die."

"Shut up! Goro was fine, but you made him cry and cause trouble!"

When Shen Youfu saw that Sun was about to start howling again, he yelled at her. He was very angry at first, but when Sun mentioned her grandsons, his anger was reduced by half.

Shen Ziping also said, "Dad, that sick girl won't die from hunger. She deceived our Shen family. We were lucky enough not to kick her out. We bought her medicine and hired a doctor. What's the big deal if she has one less bite to eat? She could have bought a bunch of corn with the money she spent from our Shen family."

Shen Youfu thought it made sense. In his heart, his grandson was more important than his daughter-in-law. Food was of utmost importance to him. He felt it was a waste to give food to a daughter-in-law who was so sick that she couldn't even see people.

Seeing Shen Zi'an's face gloomy, Shen Zhang comforted him, "Zi'an, don't be upset. It doesn't matter if the cakes are gone. We still have some white flour at home. I will punish your third sister-in-law to make white flour cakes for your wife. Don't worry, I will definitely not let anyone else take them this time."

Si Lang heard this and immediately shouted, "Grandma, I want some white flour cakes! Grandpa, I want some, don't give them to that sick ghost! It will be useless for her to eat them, she will die sooner or later!"

"Shiro! What are you talking about?"

Shen Zian scolded, saying that he felt uncomfortable when he heard others say that Su Zhi would die.

Si Lang was frightened and ran over, hugged Shen Zhang's thigh and said, "That's what mother said! Mother said that the sick ghost came to make the Shen family poor, and said that only when she died would the family be at peace."

Shen Youfu said to Shen Zian, "Why are you yelling at your nephew? She eats our Shen family's money and spends our Shen family's money. Is it unfair for her to give her food to the younger generation? Why are you eating white bread? It's for Ziju. No one else can have a share! Go back and stop irritating me here!"

Shen Zian clenched his fist, stretched out his hand to Sun and said, "Give me that cake?!"

Sun was frightened by Shen Zian's angry eyes and took out another cake from her pocket without thinking. Then she regretted it. Why did she want to give it to him? She had broken her head and twisted her hands and fell twice for these two cakes. These two cakes should belong to her. But it was too late. Shen Zian took the cakes and left.

Wang snorted at the side, "Third sister-in-law, you don't have to feel bad. You got a bargain. The cake was stained with oil, and you can see that it was smeared on your clothes. If you go back and wash it, you can get rid of half an ounce of oil. What a bargain."

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Sun Shi so angry that she gritted her teeth behind him.

Shen Youfu glared at Sun and said to Shen Ziping, "Take your wife back to the house. You don't need to eat dinner tonight!"

Shen Zhang followed Shen Youfu and took one look at her son and daughter-in-law, feeling very disappointed with them for not being able to make it.

Wang returned to her room and sat on the bed. Her two sons, two daughters and the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Zifu, all looked over and asked her what had happened. They said they had not been involved because they did not want to cause any trouble.

Dalang and Erlang, one is steady and the other is shrewd. They both know that things related to the third aunt are boring. Chunlan and Chunxiang are interested, but Wang said that if they have that free time, they might as well make more silk and exchange copper coins. Shen Zifu is a soft-hearted person. He is even more reluctant to watch such things. He is afraid that he will be caught and asked to help. That will be very difficult for him. He doesn't want to offend anyone. So in the end, Wang had to go.

Wang picked up the half-tied knot and told the whole story from beginning to end. Finally, she said to Shen Zifu, "Your third brother and his wife are so shameless. One stole something, and the other covered up for his wife by saying that the brother was greedy for his sister-in-law. Pah! Sun Shi looks so shabby, and the fourth brother was really blind to fall in love with her."

Everyone in the room laughed. When Wang saw the two maids, she realized that it was not a good idea to say such things in front of her daughters. But she had already said it. She thought it would be a good idea to let them know that the third brother and his wife were good people so that they would not be cheated by them in the future.

Chunlan felt sympathy for her fourth uncle. Not only did he marry a wife like that, but he was always bullied.

Chunxiang said that Fourth Uncle didn't want to argue with them over such trivial matters, but now that he had married a wife, he finally wanted to show his power.

Dalang and Erlang also nodded, thinking it would be a good idea to let the fourth uncle deal with the third uncle and the third aunt. The fourth uncle usually doesn't talk much, but he has his own ideas. He can be said to be a rare talent in this family. In their hearts, he is even better than the fifth uncle who is good at reading. Unfortunately, others don't think so. Now that he has married a wife like that, some people treat him like dirt.

"I don't know if Fourth Aunt's illness can be cured. If she can be cured, it would be great. Fourth Uncle seems to like her very much." Chunlan said, "I saw Fourth Aunt the other day. Her face was too ugly to look at. I don't know why Fourth Uncle is so good to her."

Shen Zifu said: "A man should treat his wife well after marrying her. I have been very good to your mother."

Several children lowered their heads and laughed.

Wang glanced at Shen Zifu and snorted, "It's no use trying to please me with words. You should stay away from the fourth brother in the future. Humph! If he had married my aunt's sister, would he have brought such a plague to the family now? I don't know when this day will end. I heard from the doctor that the disease is difficult to treat. I have taken a lot of medicine in recent days. Maybe it will really empty the family like Sun said. Wouldn't all our hard work over the years be in vain? It's really worrying."

Wang was dissatisfied with Shen Zian, and even more dissatisfied with Shen Zian's wife.

"Mom, haven't you asked Fourth Uncle to stop paying money to Grandma? He is taking care of Fourth Aunt's illness. Don't worry." Dalang said.

Wang glared at her son and said, "What do you know? No matter how much money he makes, he still has to spend the money at home!"

Everyone in the room listened to Wang's chatter in silence. When Wang got angry, she was extremely scary, and they didn't dare to provoke her when she was angry.

Su Zhi didn't know what happened. She waited until she was so hungry that she was tired. Shen Zian finally came back with a bad look on his face. He only handed her a cake. She took it and felt that it was still warm. The golden cornmeal was a little rough, but it was smeared with oil and smelled very fragrant. She chewed it carefully and ate it.

When Shen Zi'an saw his wife chewing on a cake, he remembered that he forgot to bring her a bowl of vegetable porridge in his anger. However, he thought that Sun had probably already eaten it, and he felt even more upset. He poured a bowl of water for Su Zhi, and when he saw her drink it, he thought to himself that he must bring the rice to her next time. Even if she was sleeping and covered up, it could keep warm for a while. Even if it got cold, it was better than not having anything to eat.

When Su Zhi saw Shen Zian's expression, she knew that something must have happened again. She opened her mouth to ask, but Shen Zian didn't say anything. Worried that she would get angry and it would affect her condition, Su Zhi didn't ask any more.

"Little sister, just take good care of your body and don't worry about anything else."

When Su Zhi heard Shen Zi'an calling her "Little Sister", she felt a little uncomfortable. Although she occupied this body, she was not Zhao Xiaomei. She still liked her own name, as it gave her a feeling that she was still alive. This name was also the name given to her by her grandfather who loved her the most in her previous life, and she did not want to give it up.

"Zi'an, can you call me Su Zhi from now on? The Su in Perilla frutescens and the Zhi in Angelica dahurica are both medicinal herbs, and they may be better for the body... This name sounds like a child's. You should change it when you grow up, otherwise it will sound unlucky."

Su Zhi thought of an excuse on the spur of the moment. She thought, isn't this unlucky? Otherwise, why would he die so early?

"Okay, let's call her Su Zhi. This name sounds nice."

Shen Zian felt that what his daughter-in-law said made sense. She was indeed knowledgeable after having lived in a nunnery for so many years.

After hearing Shen Zian's guess, Su Zhi thought that this was a good idea. She didn't know whether Zhao Xiaomei could read or not, but with the nunnery as an excuse, she would not be afraid to show off her knowledge in the future.

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